http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/17/section/1Transport (Scotland) Act 2019An Act of the Scottish Parliament to require the production of a national strategy in relation to transport; to make provision for low emission zones; to make provision for and in connection with the powers of local transport authorities in connection with the operation of local bus services in their areas; to make provision about arrangements under which persons may be entitled to travel on local bus and other transport services; to prohibit the parking of vehicles on pavements, prohibit double parking and prohibit parking adjacent to dropped footways; to make provision enabling local authorities to make schemes under which a charge may be levied for providing workplace parking places; to make provision in connection with charges arising from parking on private land; to make provision in connection with the status of the office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, the Commissioner's functions and the regulation of road works; to make provision in connection with regional Transport Partnerships and to adjust the number of members on the British Waterways Board; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-30Expert Participation2024-04-01 PART 1 National transport strategyPreparation of strategy11The Scottish Ministers must prepare a national transport strategy.2The national transport strategy must set out—athe Scottish Ministers' vision for transport to, from and within Scotland,btheir strategy for realising that vision, andcthe policies which they intend to pursue in order to implement that strategy.3The national transport strategy may include such other information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.4In determining the content of the national transport strategy, the Scottish Ministers must have regard, among other things, to the desirability of transport being provided, developed, improved and operated so as to contribute to improving outcomes in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (5).5Those matters are—athe ability of people to realise their human rights,bsocial and economic wellbeing, including in particular in relation to—isocial inclusion,iielderly persons,iiiinclusion of persons with disabilities,ivinclusive economic growth,vfair work,vireduction of poverty and inequality,viiaccess to further and higher education via public transport,viiisustainability of communities in rural areas,cthe environment, including in particular in relation to—ithe sustainable and efficient use and re-use of resources,iithe meeting of the emission reduction targets set out in Part 1 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009,dhealth and wellbeing.S. 1 in force at 15.1.2020 by S.S.I. 2019/428, reg. 2
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